New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-14
TIE COMING REPUBLICAN, PRIMARIES.

| PROSPECTS OF CONTESTS IN THE DISTRICTS-CRE'
GAN URGED TO RETIRE.
II Ia more than probable that the Republican County
| Committee at it's meeting on Tuesday evening Will
name the day on which the primaries are to be held
for the election OF committee and officers OF the
various district associations. The indications are
that there will be many changes. There Is feeling
that some of the leaders who have been shown to be
Internationally or vhvse constituencies rebuked
them openly should be ccntent to take back seats,
and let new men try their hands at leadership Ii -
certain that there will be sharp contests Ill seVerai
OF the districts. =, 4
Rennbhcan voters who tired of be ng considered
merely tail to the Democratic kite. Accordingly
there will be contest at the primary and the con,
testants promise TO make things lively for John
Crimes the present Republican leader In the Nth
District there is no recognized leader. James ".
Uawes having died only short time after the Ia [
election Ex-IIarbormaster John Simpson said on
SATURDAY. that he would not head The delegation from
the With District in the new General COMMITTEE nc
believed il was better TO let some one else 20 to the
'front.'" lie had aided in building up the party i'll his
district until 200 votes were cast for anes
G. blaine tor President He would not leave politics
however. He would be fo1nd, as before, aiding tue
party in his district . -,
pcrs about frauds in the enrolment OF the KIN Assem-
by District 1his Is the banner Republican District
II is ALLEGED that the roll bears the names OF dead
men and Democrats The oicers OF the association
laugh at these assertions and that free
to look ut the roll AID challenge any name on IT. Ii
is likely that there viii he any contest worthy oil
the name there. No one can tel yet whether there
will be real contest in the Xlllth District There
was a large enrolment, more than $50 names being
added TO the roll OF over 200 carried over fion
previous years On side are the forces
Frederick S. Gibbs. Carspce VI. Meade, ex-Assemby-
man John y. Wndolph and Colon'l John w. Mar
shall and on the other Alderman james a. C0wle,
e1-Assemblyman Henry l.. Sprasue, Colonel Knox
MoAfee and Charles s. Spencer. There was a com
promise between the opposing forces last year. and tue
coolheaded ones who depreeate division in the
district advocate the same course thu year.
The friends OF Captain Michael Cregap are endeav-
oring 10 induce him TO allow come else to head the
delegation from the XNlth District They tell bin,
that the contcstng delegation sure to he recognized
stances will he be alo cd TO again head the district
Delegations and h had better make virtue OF neces-
sity and let his friends choose their leader Since inc
one sided vote in the County Committee condemnnS
Captain Cregan many of his former friends have
become lukewarm. Ii looks now as though he could
carry the primary even II lie wished To dciS ihe
County Committee by more appearing before II
at the head OF a delegation from the XVIII District
Ii the vote had b, a close one his friends wold
have stood by him but the condemnation w-s too
emphatic and eveIal OF his entenants are already
endcavoInr to make terms with tine opposition. The
opposition meantime not idle. They are co ihtiIs
noses" and getting ready Tor an d-unc contest
where every vote will be sought until the p0lis cv-e
There may be a contest in tie ANIst District between
the od-ttre opposing forces OF Theodore koOscVe
and Jacob Hess Roosevelt is in Europe and Conmis-
sioner Hess sncs he il not taking much interest IN
politicsp Nevethees the feeling is there and unless
there ~ n compromise II is likely 10 break out mo
open war before the primary ia held There ~ no doaD
that there will he hot fight in the MILO Di-trci
between Frank Raymond and his opponents Raymond
has been the leader in the district tor several years
and has on victorious IN several sharp contests
lie will have 20 up and doing II he holds his own ~
the M ofoaching primary. The district nh nm wieldy
one with ITS fifty tour election disirctA having psru
lation double that OF any one oil the dowh-lowh Us
tricts and covering four five times the area NO
leader can sat- all the diverse interests represented
in the district committee.